Combination chair



Feb. 12, 1935. o, TOWNSEND 1,990347 COMBINATION CHAIR Filed April 2.0,1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Feb. 12, 1935. Q, TOWNSEND 1,990,847

COMBINAT ION CHAIR Filed April 20, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jqtiomcy I yPatented Feb. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in furniture,and more particularly to a novel chair having accommodations thereon fordivers purposes.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a chairwherein various features of comfort and storage accommodations areavailable without the occupant leaving his seat.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a top plan View of the chair, partly broken away andshowing several of the storage chambers in extended position.

Figure 2 represents a front elevational view of the chair, with certainof the storage cham-l bers in extended position.

Figure 3 represents a side elevational view of the chair.

Figure 4 represents a vertical sectional View taken substantially online 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 represents a fragmentary detailed sectional view of the latchfor the shoe con-` tainer.

Referring to the drawings wherein like nu merals designate like parts,it can be seen that the chair consists of the seat 5, the back 6, thefront legs 7 and the rear legs 8, as well as an elevated arm rest 9.

Hingedly mounted within the space between each of the arm rests 9 andthe seat 5 is a hori zontally swingable box 10 for accommodatingstockings and various other articles of apparel.

A substantially triangular shaped tray 11 is hingedly connected, as at12, to one of the front legs 7, and this tray is swingable to a positionunder the seat 5. Numeral 13 represents the front wall of this tray 11and at its free end is provided with a keeper 14. The front wall 13, atits inner side, is provided with a wire rack 15, while upon the floor ofthe tray 11 is an inclined shelf 16. In some instances, high heel shoescan be hung with their heels over the rack v15, while the sole portionsrest upon the shelf 16, while in the case of low heel shoes, the heelscan be engaged over the upper edge of the shelf 16, while their soleportions can rest upon the rail 17.

The lower ends of the front and rear legs 7-8 are connected by base bars18, each of which is provided with a slot 19 therein for slidablyreceiving the cross bar 20. Thiscross bar extends through the elongatedmembers 21-21 which are pivotally connected, as at 22, to theintermediate portions of the bars 23-24 which at their outer endshingedly connect, as at 25, to the inclined foot rest board 26 which issupported by legs 27 pivotally connected at their upper ends, as at 28,to the upper end of the foot rest board 26. The inner ends of themembers 23-24 are hingedly connected, as at 29, to the base bar 30connecting the front legs 7 of the chair.

Obviously, when it is desired to collapse the foot rest, the board 26can be swung over and upon the members 23-24, While the legs 27 willrest upon the board 26 and by swinging the members 23-24, this collapsedassembly can be swung in to rest upon the cross bar 2O as the latterslides along the slot.

The front leg 7 other than the leg to which the tray 11 is hingedlyconnected, has a recess 31 at the inner side thereof and a bore 32extending from the front side of the post through.y

to meet the recess 31. An anchor plate 33 is located in the leg betweenthe recess 31 and the bore 32 and has an opening therein through whichthe push pin 34 is slidable. This pin is provided with a ball 35 at itsinner end which seats in a socket in the swingable catch 36, the catchbeing pivotally connected at one corner, as at 37, to the anchor plate33. The catch 36- is provided with a recess 38 for receiving the keeper14 on the tray 11 when the tray is disposed in a closed or out-of-useposition.

Obviously, with a spring 39 normally keeping the catch 36 engaged withthe keeper 14, a pushv on the pin 34 will readily overcome the tension,of this spring and cause the catch 36 to swing' so that the tray canreadily be pulled out to the exposed position shown in Figure 1.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what claimed as new is:

A chair structure comprising a seat having supporting legs, front andside base members connecting the front legs at the lower ends thereof,and the front legs with the rear legs at the lower ends thereof, saidside base members being provided with grooves on theirl opposed sides, aslide rod having its ends slidably disposed in said grooves, a foot resthingedly connected to the front base member, and a link member pivotedto the foot rest and connected to said rod.

OLAND TOWNSEND.

